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Chicago Scene Boat Party Weekend 2017 Join us Saturday July 29, 2017 for a weekend filled with music and entertainment at Lake Michigan.

in 2001 Chicago Scene founder Ted Widen gathered a small group of friends together and headed out to the “Playpen,” a breakwall protected area that fronts Lake Shore Drive & the Chicago water filtration plant. This was the birth of the “Chicago Scene Boat Party,” an annual event that is now the largest on Lake Michigan. Join us on the Anita Dee I for a four-hour cruise celebrating the party. And this year, we’ve expanded the event into a series of land and sea events now known as the “Chicago Scene Boat Party Weekend” at some of Chicago’s best nightlife venues. All ticket holders of the cruise will have full access to all other “Boat Party Weekend” events. Don't Forget about our Pre Party on the Thursday before at the Godfrey Hotel.